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Demand change one step at a time. today's mayday rally is expected to draw about 100,000 people. this city is no stranger to big, huge demonstrations. in 2006, the mayday demonstration attracted 500,000 people. alex, back to you. >> okay, thank you very much. christina brown, check in good enwith you. tornadoes are ripping through arkansas and they killed at least one person and injured more than two dozen others. the twisters damaged several homes, trees, brought down power lines as well. search crews are still looking for victims in other areas. reported statement damage. crews in centra...

Susan candiotti is in new york. >> reporter: this is an energetic and noisy turnout today in new york's union square where by one police estimate we have at least 1,000 people here. this square could probably hold up to 2,500 it. wouldn't be surprised as the day goes on that they reach those numbers. right now a lot of speeches are going on. we have a huge number of people here unlike last year's mayday rally where turnout was low because of bad, rainy weather as well as the outbreak of the swine flu at that time. this year galvanized by what is happening in arizona and passage of that immigra...

Joining me live from los angeles. christina, good morning. >> good morning, alex. you know, this year's mayday rally in los angeles really has special significance. because it comes on the heels of that arizona law which would make it illegal, making it -- very tough. illegal mig rants to -- be in the state of arizona. however, organizers here in los angeles of today's mayday rally are hoping that it re-energies and really galvanized the effort to bring about immigration reform. >> never be divide. >> i really believe the numbers will be very strong. >> reporter: the message even stronger peop...

To go into effect this summer makes it a state crime to be an undocumented migrant in arizona and gives local police the authority to determine legal status. in an effort to avoid the violence that erupted during the 2007 rally, the city's top cop, chief charlie beck, says that his officers will be ready for the thousands of people expected to hit the streets of l.a. >> inconceivable to me that -- our officers would -- would not respond to this event appropriately. >> reporter: organizers are working the phones and turning to social networking internet sites to drum up support for today's mayd...